Main purpose of job:
The British Embassy in Santo Domingo is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Intern to join our Corporate Services (CS) team, which is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Embassy in Santo Domingo and, remotely, the British Embassy in Port-au-Prince.
In this role, you will play a key part in supporting the Embassy’s daily operations, with a strong emphasis on IT support and customer service. You’ll assist in delivering high-quality service to Diplomats, their families, and Embassy staff, while gaining hands-on experience across a broad range of administrative, logistical, and management tasks.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone at the beginning of their career to develop valuable skills and gain insight into the operations of an international organization in a dynamic and multicultural environment.
The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, all of which enhances our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.
Roles and responsibilities:
The CS intern will work across the Corporate Services Team, helping with a wide variety of tasks and projects and getting experience of the range of support that we offer the Embassy.
Key Responsibilities May Include:
This is a diverse and dynamic role, ideal for someone eager to gain experience across multiple areas of Embassy operations. The successful candidate will have access to an excellent suite of online training resources and is expected to actively engage in personal learning and development throughout the internship.
Learning and development opportunities:
The British Embassy Santo Domingo is committed to Learning and Development and a wide range of training will be available, including FCDO Mandatory Training as set out on HERA Learning at the time of hiring.
Essential:
Language requirements: English and Spanish
Level of Language required: Proficient
Closing date of receiving applications is before 23:55 (Local Time) on 17 July 2025.
All applicants must fully complete the online application form, including the sections for employment and educational details, experience, and behaviour-based questions. Only those applications that contain all required information will be considered. To ensure the sift process remains anonymous, please do not include any personally identifiable information in your application form.
Please ensure that your application is authentically written based on your own experiences. If AI tools are used, their usage must only be limited to specific tasks such as ensuring formatting consistency and keyword relevance. The core content, personal narratives, and responses to behaviour and skill-based questions must genuinely reflect your professional journey, experiences, and achievements. We place great importance on originality and individual effort throughout the application process. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.
This opportunity is closed to applications.